Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Grass is looking finely.
Ranchmcn are seeding.
Several inches more snow to-day.
Arbor.lay, 18th Of May. Set out some
trccs-
Tommy NARROW, Of Fl. Maginnis, wac in
town last week.
Frank Moshncr is building n residence ON
Washington avenue.
Remember the May-Day party Mt Cot
tonwocd. April 2?th
Mcssrs. Wright ana Kelly visited Maiden
and n. Maeinnis, Sunday.
W. W Dewitt has given the contract for
u IL foot addition To his store.
II is not the length of road that bothcrs
"a drunken man, it il the width.
Frank Day has been i'll for "a week or
morr. His ailment is not serious.
Joe L'IIcr-ux caught trout last Sunday
that measured ~ inches in length.
Remember the May-day party to he given
on Monday, May 2nd by the string band.
If''hT iPfbN W anu W i''iNhss'' a. W. VI
wcthcrs. See advertisement in another
column.
Sheriff Beck has beer under the weather
iur the past week, suffering with a severe
cold and sore throat.
Fort Benton il to have water works
costing $il .Occ, which will supply 10000
gallons uf water each day.
The COW that jumped over the moon was
stab fed or else she took position at the
highest point ON the range.
j. IL. shelton was in town first 81 the
week. lie returned toUtica ON Wednesday
accompanied ~ Frank Wright.
Fred. Mo-sl,rrg WAS released from Gus
tody lirS, of II week. Il number 81 Cotton
wood genilcnir. going on hi- bond.
Lew E'dri,lr; and Billy Bcrkin passed
through town saturday with Il small band
al beef cattle "a the Macinnis post.
Mr. ". II. " ',on was on the streets
Yosierlay ;er the nat time in four months.
which time hc has ,cnt at the Casino mill.
IN tlsc"ld wu.l, true friends are rare,
remarks tie puctea-. Yes; bat n friend
hal. bakcd' Is better han no friend at all.
pr i. H. Willard aud wife w.r, registered
in Helena on the 10th. on their return from
california. They are expected home to-
day.
Bnitc has It lawyer nhodd not 60 to the
theatre during Lent ON account of religious
run,ictinus. Butte is not such bad place
after all.
BuKN on April 10th u son to Mr.. 4 Mrs.
John l.. W,ideman, ufthr East Fork. Also.
nn April 18th. II son To- Mr.. n Mrs.Wiliiam
Cameron.
Mrs. Ed. Hagen left first Of the week ior
the Missouri valley. She will spend the
summer visiting relatives atCauton, Helena
aud Butte.
Miss Annie Wcyder. came down from the
East Fork saturday to visit her parents
and friends. Her school closes the first
week in May.
Alderman inventor has devised u machine
Tor dcadening the sound of the piano.
Wonder how it would operate upon n
turkey gobler.
Mrs. W. r. Swope returned from Cali
iornia last week, after an all winters visit
Mr.. Swope met her at Helena and accom-
panied her home.
The Fort Maginnis Minstrel troupe adj
,ertise in this issue that they will give an
entertainment at the skating rink in
Maiden IN NAV 3rd
Copies of all papers containing the laws
enacted by the last legislature may be OBJ
tanned postpaid by sending 80 cents To the
Independent, Helena.
The new fence around the building occu-
pied 10y the county officers, will be com
pletcd this week. and will greatly improve
Mr.. Brerctons property.
Miss Mcngelc"ab, niece Of Henry and
John Brooks. returned from Helena last
Saturday, where she had been attending
school during the winter.
Miss Smith, who comes among us Tor the
purpose oi teaching has secured the Cot
tonwoud school and will enter upon her
duties next Monday morning.
The sun is out again. Considerab bic
money changed hands upon its appearance
Some said il had joined the Eastern ''sonr
of toll in IA strike for higher wages.
X. u. Matthews was committed to the
county Jail yesterday. from the iu-tic'
court at Maiden, for carrying n concealed
weapon. Fine and costs amounted =
S2y.JO.
Sheriff Beck and Deputy sullivan left yes
ter,lay morning for Deer Lodge in charge 81
th. Indians Grizzly Bear and Ivory. sen
fenced for horse stealing, aud John Wood
for forgery.
Snow fell toa depth of ten inches mt Mar
tins,lale last Sunday. The judith has als'
had "a hea Wy i.-iIu-bandnan YOU
are wrong Bob; the heavy snow storm wa
confined tn Meaeher county. only lev
flakes getting across the line at the gap.
Joe Spurgin returned last week from 4
three werk's search for his cattle which HI
lost last fall ga the Missouri. lie ha'
thus far Inund 81 live aud five dead one